Reviews of true crime, investigative primers, and crime fiction
Reviews
Fletch Inhaled Twice
Reflecting on the influence of I.M. Fletcher and his creator, Gregory Mcdonald by Michael Ray Taylor & Chapter16.org Fletch Fletch. By... Read More
Review: “Artifice,” by Sharon Cameron
Sharon Cameron’s latest young adult novel explores the difference between art and artifice. by Tina Chambers & Chapter16.org Artifice By Sharon... Read More
Review: “This Is How We End Things,” by R.J. Jacobs
A Murder on Campus: The psychology of deception takes center stage in R.J. Jacobs’ new thriller. by Billy Kilgore & Chapter16.org This Is How We End Things By R.J. Jacobs. Sourcebooks Landmark. 336 pages. $16.99. It’s hard to resist a mystery... Read More
Review: “Those We Thought We Knew,” by David Joy
A small town is shaken by racial turmoil in David Joy’s Those We Thought We Knew. by Abby N. Lewis & Chapter16.org... Read More
Review: “Devil Makes Three,” by Ben Fountain
Blood and Gold: Power, desire, and survival collide in Ben Fountain’s Devil Makes Three. by Ed Tarkington & Chapter16.org Devil Makes... Read More
Review: “I’ll Stop the World”
Time’s Bridge: Teens work against the clock to save lives in a time-twisty murder mystery. by Tina Chambers & Chapter16.org I’ll Stop the World By Lauren Thoman. Mindy’s Book Studio. 446 pages. $28.99. Justin Warren, the protagonist of Nashville writer Lauren... Read More
Review: “He Called Me Sister”
Ministering to the Least of These: A family learns about grace from a death row prisoner. by Jim Patterson & Chapter16.org... Read More
Review & Interview: “Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System”
M. Chris Fabricant, an Innocence Project attorney, has written a damning indictment of how bite mark evidence and other debunked... Read More